Kircher v. City of Jamestown

Decided July 13, 1989. Stewart Freeborn Hancock Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

74 N.Y.2d 251 · Cited 148 times

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• Cuffy v. City of New York · 69 N.Y.2d 255
• De Long v. County of Erie · 60 N.Y.2d 296
• Riss v. City of New York · 22 N.Y.2d 579
• H. R. Moch Co. v. Rensselaer Water Co. · 159 N.E. 896
• Weiner v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority · 55 N.Y.2d 175
• Helman v. County of Warren · 111 A.D.2d 560
• MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co. · 111 N.E. 1050
• Wood v. . Duff-Gordon · 118 N.E. 214
• Wagner v. International Railway Co. · 133 N.E. 437
• Garrett v. Holiday Inns, Inc. · 58 N.Y.2d 253
• Ossining Union Free School District v. Anderson · 73 N.Y.2d 417
• Schuster v. City of New York · 5 N.Y.2d 75
• People v. Blasich · 73 N.Y.2d 673
• Steitz v. City of Beacon · 64 N.E.2d 704
• Motyka v. City of Amsterdam · 15 N.Y.2d 134
• O'Connor v. City of New York · 58 N.Y.2d 184
• Yearwood v. Town of Brighton · 101 A.D.2d 498
• Bogart v. Town of New Paltz · 145 A.D.2d 110

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